Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-02-19

people In any private Interest they CON.
troled. There were frauds rushed through;
theso vese long -suffsrtng, righteous demands
ahelvsa: therc were. honest, unpaid debts dis
honord by sca.nt appropriations; there were
sosues which only the saving sense OF
American humor kept from being utterly.
vile. The actors, tho Legislature themselves,
knaw it,snl laugbal at It; the Commentators,
the press, knew Il and Laughed at II; tho
audience, tho great American people, knew 1t
and laughed at II. And nobody for an In
slant conceived that IL ever, under any cir
cumstancea, might b otherwise.
The claim Of Roscommon was among the
unfinished business. The claimant hilnself,
haggord, pathatic, importnna and obstinate,
was among tho unfinished business. Various
congressman, moro or less interested IN tho
MMrsss Ut tho claim, wero among tue unfn-
ished business The member from Fresno,
win Ind changed his derrinyer for speech
agailst tho claimant, was among tho unfn-
tsl,cxl business. Tho gifted Gashwilcr, uneasy
In ILLS soul over certain other unfinished BUSH
ness in tie shape Of his missing letters, but
dropping oil and honey as he mingled with
bis lrothers, was king Of mtsrulc aud lord Of
the unfinished business. Pretty Mrs. Horkin-
sou, prulently escorted by her husband, but
in,prudcntly o.led by admiring congressman,
lent the charmo IF her presence 70 the finishing
Of unfinished business. Ono or two cditors.
who had dreams Of finished financial .busi-
moss, arising out Of unfinished business, wore
there also, like ancient ba.sls. to record with
rean or thrensdy the completion OF unfln-
ished business. Various unclean birJs, stent-
ing carrion In ~unfnishei business, i.ovetvsi in
The balls or roasted In the lobby.
The lower house, under tho t~utelage Of the
gifted Gasllwiler, drank deeply Of lsoscom-
mon and his, intoxicating claim, ond passed
tho half empty bottle to the senate as ulfin-
ishesl business. But, alas! 10 the very rush,
and storm, and tempest Of tho uniiuislling
business, on unlooksd-for interruption arose
In tho persun Of a great senator whose power
none could opposc. whose right to FREQ and
extended utterancc at all tilnos mono could
gainsay. A claim for poultry, Violently
seisel by the army Of Sherman during his
march through Ocorgia, from tho hcacoop Of
an alleged loyal freshman, opcnel a coilstttu.
t.o,.al question, aud with Il tho lips Of tue
great SENATOR. -
For sevcn hours he spoke eloquently, earn
cstly, convincinsly. For seven hours tue old
issues OF party aud policy werc scveraily
taken up aud dis,nisssdi in tho old forvibls rhe-
toric that had early male him famous. lnt1r-
ruptions from other senators, now fOrgettul
of unfinished business, and wild with leai-
mattel party zeal; interruptions from certain
senator's mindful of unfinished business and
unable 10 puss the lsoscommon bottle, only
spulrctl him to fresh cxcrtion. Tue tocsin
sounded in the senate was heard In the lower
house. Highly excited members congregsted
at tho doors Of the senate and left unfinished
business to take caro- Of itself.
Left to itself for seven hours, unfinished
business gnashcd its false teeth and tore its
wig In impotent fury IN corridor and ball
For seven hours tho gifted Gashwiler had con-
tu,ued the manufacture Of oil and honey,
whose sweetness, however, was slowly pa1ing
upon tho congressional lip; for seven hours
Koscommon aud friends beat with impatient
feet tho lobby and shook lists, more or less
discolored, at tho distinguished senator. For
seven hours the ono or two editors were Obliged
10 sit and calmly compliment the great speech
which tl,at night flashed over the wires Of q
continent with tho old electric thrill. And,
worse than all, they were obliged to record
with IL the closing Of the - congress, with
moro than the usual amount Of unfinished
business. SO
A little group of friends surrounded the
great senator with hymns Of praise and con-
,gratulations. Old adversariss saluted him
courteously as they pissed by with the re-.
spect Of stroug men. A little woman with o
shawl drawn over her Shoulders, and held
with one snlall brown hand, approached him
timidly: >
Il speak not the English we'll" she said
gently, "but ! have read much. l have read
In tho plays Of your Shakespeare. I would.
like to My u you tue words Of leosalind to
Orlando when he did fight: 'Sir, you have
wrestled well. and have overthrow more
than your enemies" And with thess words
she was gone.
Yet not 90 quickly hut that pretty Mrs.
.Hopkiuson, coning-as Victrix always comes
10 Victor, to thank the great senator, albeit
tile faces Of her escorts were shroudsd In
gloom-saw the shawlsd figure disappear.
"rlrre," she said, Pinchillk Wiles ntscbiev.
ously. "there! that's the woman you were
afraid Of. Look at her. Look ut that dress.
All, hcavensl look ut that shawl! Didn't !
tell you she had no styleF
"Nho IL shet" said Wiles sullenly.
Carmen IL Flnro. Of course" said tho lady
v%ivaviously. "Wliat are you hurrying away
10 fort You're absolutely pulling mo along. y
Mr.. Wiles had inst caught sight Of the
trav l.worn face Of Royal Thatcher among
the crowd that tl,rongcd the staircase.
Thatcher appeared pale aud distract; Mr..
Harlowe. bis counsel, at bis side. rallied him.
mo one would think you had just got q
new lease Of your property, and escaped q
great swindle. What's tho matter With youi
Miss lie llaro raised us just now. It was she
WHO spoke tn the senator. Why did you not
recognize bert"
~ Wa thinking" said Thatcher gloomily.
"Well, you take things coolly! And Ger.
tainly you are not very denonstrntive to